UK Times Plans Upgrade To Its ‘Berlin Wall’
The Times is planning some changes to its paid digital model that could lead to more nuanced additions to its current hard in-or-out system. Read more »
Updated: BSkyB Is Now Officially A YouView Content Partner
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YouView, perhaps under some pressure following its delay and its chair’s exit, has named 29 companies it will work with to finalise its spec… Read more »
Color Me Intrigued: Color App Launches With $41 Million In Its Pocket
Hard to say yet whether this is just another spark from the over-rubbed balloon that is today’s social media startup world, or an actual spa… Read more »
Sulzberger: App Sales Prove News Consumers Are Willing To Pay
The rise of tablets and apps has helped pave the way for the New York Times and potentially many other newspapers to charge for content, sai… Read more »
WSJ Launching Single-Issue Downloads For iPad
Looking to get more subscribers for its iPad app, The Wall Street Journal will start selling single-issue digital versions of its morning pa… Read more »
The Morning Lowdown 03-22-11
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» That was quick: Four lines of code is all it takes for The New York Times’ paywall to come tumbling down (Nieman Lab) [Check ou… Read more »
Why I Won’t Pay For ‘The Daily’ And I Will Pay For The Digital ‘NYT’
Larry Kramer, the author of C-Scape: Navigating the Rapidly Changing Worlds of Media and Business, is the founder and former CEO of CBS (NYS… Read more »
UK IP Review: Google, Content Owners Disagree On ‘Fair Use’
Google (NSDQ: GOOG) and large media owners have submitted opposing responses to the digitally-focused review of the UK’s intellectual proper… Read more »
NYTimes.com Pay Scheme Has A Great Big Hole
Bill Grueskin is following The New York Times digital pay plans as the former managing editor of the subscription-based Wall Street Journal… Read more »
‘Daily’ Publisher Disputes Subscription Numbers; Says 5,000 Far Too Low
The folks at The Daily aren’t ready to talk real numbers but they are upset enough about one set making the rounds now to try to set the rec… Read more »
Bestsellers: ‘Glee’ Songs Dominate Charts, But There’s A Twist This Week
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A periodic look at digital content that is racing up the charts.
It’s no secret that Glee has a been huge hit on TV and on the music charts… Read more »
Shareholders Are Suing News Corp For ‘Overpaying’ For Lis Murdoch’s Shine
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Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation (NSDQ: NWS) is being sued by shareholders for “paying for nepotism” in its $675m deal to buy daughter Elis… Read more »
Sky News Puts Monthly Fee On New iPad App
Sky News became the latest News Corp (NSDQ: NWS) property to go gung-ho about tablets on Wednesday when it launched its first iPad app for f… Read more »
pC 2011 Video: Q&A With Greg Clayman, Publisher, ‘The Daily’
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In spite of some glitches that resulted in a lengthier free trial run, Greg Clayman says The Daily still had a successful launch and “hundre… Read more »
The Daily Set For Europe Availability; 5,000 Subs?
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Rupert Murdoch’s iPad newspaper The Daily will be available in the UK within months, depending on when Apple’s new online subscription model… Read more »
MySpace Streamlines Ad Sales; Unveils Self-Serve Ad Platform
Despite the uncertainty emanating from News Corp (NSDQ: NWS). about whether to sell or keep Myspace in recent months, the entertainment-focu… Read more »
Report: Iger, Carey May Exit Hulu Board
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Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) CEO Bob Iger and News Corp (NSDQ: NWS). COO Chase Carey may step down from the board of directors at Hulu, accor… Read more »
BSkyB Touts Broadband Backbone To Local TV
Channel 4 confirmed on Thursday that it had submitted an expression of interest in the proposed national TV network that underpins Jeremy Hu… Read more »
Analysts Say News Corp’s BSkyB Deal Is On, But Sky News Could Suffer
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Analysts say News Corp.’s (NSDQ: NWS) bid for BSkyB (NYSE: BSY) is likely to happen, after it made a proposal to divest Sky News that ticks… Read more »
BSkyB Looks Beyond iOS But Readies Sky News For iPad
Robert adds: BSkyB (NYSE: BSY) is launching its Sky News iPad app on March 17. Read more »
Advertisers Benefit From The Times’ Reader Fees, News International Claims
News International is claiming that advertisers have benefited from “significant lifts in user engagement and brand recall” due to charging… Read more »
Beyond Oblivion Secures $77 Million Extra Funding
Beyond Oblivion, the online music marketplace partly owned by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation (NSDQ: NWS), has secured $77m (£47m) in add… Read more »
Weather Channel Syncs Up With iPad
The Weather Channel has joined the growing list of TV networks issuing free apps that offer content synchronized to the TV. The Peter Lik Co… Read more »
@ pC2011: Clayman Provides A Status Update On ‘The Daily’
Despite Spencer Reiss’ best efforts, The Daily publisher Greg Clayman would not say how many people had downloaded News Corp.’s publication… Read more »
UK Government Approves News Corp Spinoff Plan For Sky News
The culture secretary, Jeremy Hunt, has approved News Corporation’s plan to spin off Sky News, clearing the way for its proposed £8bn purch… Read more »
What Netflix And Charlie Sheen Have In Common
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What makes the runaway train that is Charlie Sheen so difficult for CBS (NYSE: CBS) to manage is that he delivers too much value to simply s… Read more »
Why News Corp. Bought Social Gaming Firm Making Fun
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TheDaily and MySpace (NSDQ: NWS) may get all the attention in News Corp.’s digital division, but keep an eye on the company’s growing intere… Read more »
Courtney Holt Leaves MySpace Music; Stays With News Corp Digital (For Now)
A little more than two years after taking the top job at MySpace Music, Courtney Holt is leaving the joint venture. MySpace CEO Mike Jones w… Read more »
Facebook TV Invasion Looms Via ‘American Idol’ Voting
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Television is often included on that list of industries Facebook executives enjoy casually mentioning will have to rebuild themselves around… Read more »
Clayman: The Daily’s Free Trial Run Will Continue
News Corp.’s The Daily launched Feb. 2 with a two-week free trial sponsored by Verizon, ostensibly enough time to give potential subscribers… Read more »
‘Paywalls’: NPR Has A Look, Telegraph Reportedly To Switch
Remember the great Free Vs Paid debate of 2010? Here, NPR reporter David Folkenflik digs in to Times Newspapers’ strategy… Read more »
News Corp. Acquires Liz Murdoch’s Shine & New Board Member For $673 Million
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As the head of the UK’s largest independent TV production company, Elisabeth Murdoch couldn’t join her father Rupert or brothers James and L… Read more »
BBC’s Syndication Rules Are ‘Restrictive’, BSkyB Claims
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BSkyB (NYSE: BSY) is claiming millions of its customers are potentially being excluded from watching BBC shows on demand because of “unneces… Read more »
Video: Orange On NFC, Own-Brand Tablets, And Getting Nokiasoft Leverage
Sometimes being the early mover in technology doesn’t always make you the winner– just look at when Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) and Google (NSDQ: GO… Read more »
Apple Subs: Publishers Seek Clarity, FT Concerned, Some Sign Up
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The response from many publishers to Apple’s subscription announcement has been a shellshocked “errrr…” – many are confused exactly how th… Read more »
App Publishers Rebel Against Apple. Google Offers A Solution?
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We’re starting to see some significant backlash over the new subscription charges announced by Apple. Now a source tells us that Google (NSD… Read more »
Netflix Surges In Nielsen’s First Video Data In 7 Months
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Welcome back, Nielsen, which publicly issued late Friday its first set of online video metrics since June 2010 due to computer glitches that… Read more »
Time Inc. Rolls Out ‘All Access’ Sub For Digital, Print – But Not iPad
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Time Inc. (NYSE: TWX) unveiled its new “All Access” digital subscription model for Sports Illustrated: one monthly or annual price for prin… Read more »
The Morning Lowdown 02.11.2011
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» As our Staci D. Kramer reported earlier this week, Time Inc. (NYSE: TWX) is starting its multiple magazine-app subscription pla… Read more »
‘The Daily’ Updates Its Glitchy App — And Shows It Can Keep Up With News
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If The Daily launched last Wednesday with breaking news sensibilities and an app that worked It would still have detractors who think it’s t… Read more »
